Sapeaçu climate — normals and trends
Sapeaçu (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 777 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is February (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Sapeaçu averages 0 frost days, 118 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 209 rainy days per year.
Sapeaçu has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 14 December 1953) and the coldest 11.7 °C (on 2 September 2006).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
SapeaçuEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -12.73°, -39.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.9°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
777mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
118 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
209 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
242 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.6 °C
14 December 1953
Coldest day
11.7 °C
2 September 2006
Wettest day
108 mm
21 December 1943
Windiest day
27.9 km/h
3 July 2017
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
14 July 1988
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
26 November 2015
Coldest feels-like
11.4 °C
2 September 2006
Sunniest day
12.8 h
16 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 168 mm | +95 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 74 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 51 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 30.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 50 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 26.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 107 mm | +45 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 65 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 25.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 41 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 66 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 54 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 27.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 61 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 30.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 50 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 31.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | -49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sapeaçu?
Sapeaçu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 777 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sapeaçu?
The hottest day measured in Sapeaçu between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1953, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sapeaçu?
The coldest day measured in Sapeaçu between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2006, at 11.7 °C.
Does it snow in Sapeaçu?
Almost never: Sapeaçu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sapeaçu warmed?
Yes: Sapeaçu warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sapeaçu?
The wettest day measured in Sapeaçu between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1943, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sapeaçu?
The windiest day measured in Sapeaçu between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2017, with winds reaching 27.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sapeaçu?
The warmest month in Sapeaçu is February (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Sapeaçu?
Sapeaçu receives on average 777 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 209 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sapeaçu?
Sapeaçu gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sapeaçu?
Yes: Sapeaçu has on average 242 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sapeaçu?
In Sapeaçu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 26 November 2015, and the lowest was 11.4 °C on 2 September 2006.
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